National Board certification: 11 Henrico teachers attain profession’s highest mark of accomplishment

Eleven Henrico Schools teachers achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2018, the profession’s highest mark of accomplishment. Six additional Henrico teachers renewed their certifications.

Becoming certified is a rigorous process. Teachers must submit detailed portfolios to be reviewed by their peers. The portfolios include videos of the candidates teaching, documented professional accomplishments, reflective essays and examples of student work. Teachers must also pass an exam relevant to his or her subject and level of instruction.

The teachers were recognized in a pinning ceremony Jan. 10 at VCU’s Vlahcevic Concert Hall along with teachers from the city of Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield and Hanover.

The newly certified teachers from Henrico County Public Schools are:

• Katie Bookbinder, Henrico High School/Hermitage High School
• Kiri Evans, Pocahontas Middle School
• Kent Givens, Glen Allen High School
• Michelle Grubbs, Short Pump Middle School
• Katelyn Martin, L. Douglas Wilder Middle School
• W. Scott Mewborn, Glen Allen High School
• Kristina Mitchell, George H. Moody Middle School
• Laurel Roeder, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary School
• Diane Sharpe, Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary School
• Karen Stein, Ratcliffe Elementary School
• Katherine Woodard, Echo Lake Elementary School

Henrico teachers recognized for renewing their certification included:

• Christine Gay, New Bridge Learning Center
• Rebecca Hodell, HCPS Central Office
• Joan Hodges, George H. Moody Middle School
• Laurie Kaplan, Douglas S. Freeman High School
• Angela Layne, Douglas S. Freeman High School
• Nancy Wallace, Jackson Davis Elementary School